Before its too late, probably the article that sums it all up for me was by Jesse Jackson, until recently a critic of the new president.
He reminds us that the victory was not only won by a coalition of communities and groups but more importantly on the back of the generations who struggled for decades before. When I mentioned this to a colleague in a school recently, he pointed out that it wasn’t just Obama who had succeeded as a result of others’ struggles but all of us have benefitted from those who have fought the fight for us in the past. How true!
Jackson also points out that “old walls of segregation, division and ignorance are being replaced by bridges built on hope and unity as people of all creeds, colours and backgrounds accomplish more by doing things together”
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Submitted by karamat on Wed, 2009-02-25 20:09.